The Matador Oceanfront Resort at dusk, its lit pool and red-and-white balconies stacked four floors above the sundeck, with North Wildwood behind it

Open May – October · North Wildwood, NJ

Oceanfront in North Wildwood, New Jersey

Steps from the sand and the boardwalk. Family-owned and family-run since [[YEAR_ESTABLISHED]] — the same faces every summer.

4.0 from 272 Tripadvisor reviews

On the beach and the boardwalk

Not near them. On them. Park once when you arrive and walk everywhere for the rest of the week.
Owned and run by the family

Robert and Heather Del Monte are here daily. When something needs fixing, one of them fixes it.
Kitchenettes in most rooms

Cook breakfast, pack a lunch for the sand, and skip the queue on the boards. Cookware provided.

Where you'll stay

Twelve room types, from a queen and a fridge to a two-bedroom apartment

Every room shows how many it sleeps, what the beds are, what you can see out of the window, and whether you can cook in it. That is what people actually want to know.

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Best for families

Type 6

Family Ocean View Efficiency

Sleeps 8
2 queen beds + 2 sofa beds
Ocean view
Kitchenette

The one we put big families in. Two rooms, ocean view, full kitchenette, and enough beds for eight.

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Ocean front

Type 7

Ocean Front Beach Suite

Sleeps 6
2 queen beds + sofa bed
Ocean front
Kitchenette

Our front-row unit. A full kitchen, a separate bedroom, and a balcony directly over the beach.

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Type 1

Deluxe Motel Room

Sleeps 4
2 queen beds
No view
No kitchenette

The straightforward one. Two queen beds, a fridge and a microwave, and the beach two minutes from the door.

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Live from the deck

See the beach right now

The camera looks out over the boardwalk and the dunes from our sundeck. It is here for the guests who check it in February, in the snow, to remember what they booked.

The Matador's oceanfront sundeck from above — red umbrellas and loungers, with the boardwalk, dunes and the Atlantic beyond

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The view from the Matador sundeck, North Wildwood — the boardwalk, the dunes and the Atlantic. Live through the season, May to October.

2026 packages

Specials worth planning a week around

Opening weekend, the quiet weeks in June, and the September and October weekends the regulars book a year ahead.

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The Matador's heated outdoor pool with the adults-only spa tub in the foreground, red loungers and potted palms along the deck below the balconies

Late May 2026 · 2 nights

Opening Weekend

The first weekend of the season. The beach is empty, the pool is heated, and the rate is the lowest it will be all year.

Two nights, Friday and Saturday
Heated pool and spa tub open
Free parking, one space per unit

From $278

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Aerial view of the Matador's heated pool and kids' wading pool in the courtyard, ringed by red loungers and red umbrellas on the sundecks

June 2026 · 5 nights

June Family Week

School is nearly out, the water is warming up and the boardwalk is open without the July crowds. Five nights in an efficiency, cook your own breakfast.

Five nights, Sunday to Friday
Efficiency units with full kitchenettes
Playground and pool on site

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The Wildwoods boardwalk tram car passing in front of the Matador Oceanfront Resort

Boardwalk Classic Car Show

September 2026 · 3 nights

Boardwalk Classic Car Show Weekend

The Wildwoods fill with chrome and fins for the weekend, and the boardwalk is a mile of them. We are on it, so you park once and walk.

Three nights over the show weekend
Directly on the boardwalk
Free parking, one space per unit

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The front exterior of the Matador Oceanfront Resort seen from the lower sundeck, red awnings over the office entrance

Our story

Three generations, one motel

Carl and Rosalie Del Monte moved to Wildwood in the 1970s to start a new life. They sold their house in Philadelphia, cashed out their retirement fund, borrowed from relatives, and broke ground on their first motel in October 1978.

In 1995 they bought the Matador from Rosalie's Aunt Josephine. Their son Robert and his wife Heather run it now. Carl and Rosalie have seven grandchildren, and a good number of them have worked a summer here.

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